FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAA
(Indian Recording Arts
Academy) Awards announces KJ
Singh as Honorary
Vice-Chairman
Mumbai, India, 25 July 2022 - The
Indian Recording Arts Academy
(IRAA)
Awards announced that
Recording and
Mixing engineer/Music Producer
Kanwarjit Singh Sawhney,
popularly
known as K.J. Singh - will
take on
the role of IRAA Honorary
Vice-Chairman with immediate
effect.
An alumnus of Trebas Institute of
Recording Arts, Toronto, Canada,
K.J. Singh has, over the last 40
years, worked closely with top
composers and singers of India, as
also with various new artists/bands
(He runs a label called Asli Music,
to support them). He has won the
National Film Award, Filmfare Award
as a sound designer and also the Pro
Sound Systems - AES India Awards
(now IRAA). He has also handled duty
as a Live Sound Engineer for
composer AR Rahman, singers
Hariharan, Colonial Cousins, Lucky
Ali and the late Jagjit Singh. KJ's
studio recording credits include
Engineered/Mixed/Mastered and
Produced on numerous hit music
albums. KJ's illustrious career also
includes music composition. Full
Bio in Link
"KJ adequately fulfills
expectations, need and desires as
IRAA chief, in his intense
motivation to reward recording arts
in music. KJ is alive to the
exploding talent in independent
recordings by producer-recording
engineer, musician, singer. IRAA
aims to recognize global success
potential as it emerges, and KJ is
fully invested with the paramountcy
of Jury and process. I am confident
of announcing soon a remarkable
Jury. Cheers! To 16th IRAA Awards
2022," said Anil Chopra,
Founder &
Chairman of IRAA.
The winners will be selected by an
independent jury of renowned sound
engineers and music industry
professionals from across the
country. As Honorary Vice-Chairman,
K.J Singh will spearhead the Jury
selection process and oversee the
entire evaluation and assessment
process, ensuring that all entries
received are reviewed and judged
fairly. The new Jury list will be
made available by next week.
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Anil
Chopra
-
Founder
&
Chairman
of
IRAA
and
Smita
Rai
-
Executive
Director
IRAA,
welcome
K.J.
Singh
-
as
IRAA
Honorary
Vice-Chairman.
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"I
am
happy
to
re-connect
with
IRAA
Awards,
the
only
technical
awards,
in
India,
which
are
judged
by
an
independent
jury
of
professionals
in
the
same
field.
Since
2006,
the
awards
have
been
honoring
excellence
in
sound
recording
and
audio
production.
I
shall
endeavor
to
keep
its
already
high
credibility
intact
and
include
more
categories
to
reflect
the
changing
scenario
in
the
audio
and
the
music
industry.
I
would
request
the
fraternity
to
come
and
support
us
by
participating
and
celebrating
in
this
indigenous
effort
and
making
it
an
even
bigger
platform
than
it
is,"
said
K.J.
Singh.
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The IRAA Awards are governed by Anil
Chopra, Founder and Chairman and
Smita Rai, Deputy Project Director
of PALM expo and AV-ICN Expo, who
has been Executive Director of IRAA
since 2016. Smita also produces the
CONFERENCE for PALM AND AV-ICN and
is Editor of both magazines.
Nominations for IRAA 2022 will open
on August 15th, 2022. Only
the
Soundtrack/Albums/Movies/Web Series
released officially and available to
the public at large from January
to
December 2021 are valid for
nomination. Last date to submit the
nominations is 15th October
2022.
List of categories for 2022 can be
accessed on https://iraa.in/category2022.aspx
The IRAA 2022 award ceremony will be
streamed in December this year.
Smita Rai, will manage the
coordination of the awards,
overseeing the entry and nomination
process.
For more information, please
contact:
Anil Chopra at achopra@iraa.in
| K.J. Singh at kjsingh@iraa.in
| Smita Rai at srai@iraa.in
PALM Expo 2023 - May 25, May 26,
May 27, 2023
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